THE DUMP OF JOEY ARNOLD, THE ORIGINAL OATMEAL: Are You Rejecting My Life?

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Are You Rejecting My Life?

Conversation started May 2
9:18am

Original Oatmeal

hey there
9:19am

Joy Dinh

helo
9:20am

Original Oatmeal

how r u
9:20am

Joy Dinh

I am good

u ?
9:20am

Original Oatmeal

I am good

nice to be your friend

I live in Saigon
9:20am

Joy Dinh

heheeeee
9:20am

Original Oatmeal

good

hehe

hehehe
9:20am

Joy Dinh

what do you do in Sai Gon
9:21am

Original Oatmeal

I teach English

I like your pictures
9:21am

Joy Dinh

heheeeeee

thank you

where are you from

u seem so happy in the pics
9:22am

Original Oatmeal

USA

i like to smile

do you like to smile?

you are beautiful
9:28am

Joy Dinh

heheeeee

I love smiling

i smile all the time
9:29am

Original Oatmeal

fantastic
9:29am

Joy Dinh

heheeeee

which school do you teach
9:30am

Original Oatmeal

many schools
9:30am

Joy Dinh

I am finding a job as a Teacher's Assistant
9:30am

Original Oatmeal

nice
9:30am

Joy Dinh

good job !
9:30am

Original Oatmeal

i work at New Star in Tan Phu District for teenagers

teaching them English
9:30am

Joy Dinh

haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

i live in Tan Phu District
9:31am

Original Oatmeal

i work for Tan Van at kindergarten and elementary schools in the different districts

I am in District 1 right now

i will be living in the Binh Thanh District

i work in Tan Phu on Friday and Saturday nights from 6 - 7:30pm

i could meet you someday if you want
9:32am

Joy Dinh

yeah

we can meet when u teach in Tan Phu District

lol

do you wanna work more?
9:37am

Original Oatmeal

haha
9:37am

Joy Dinh

i see many english center recruiting English teachers

becuz I'm also finding a part time job there
9:38am

Original Oatmeal

you could help me if you want

i could use more hours
9:38am

Joy Dinh

heheeeeeee

u have a scooter, right

?
9:39am

Original Oatmeal

this month i only have about 15 hours of work

i do not have scooter

i have bicycle
9:40am

Joy Dinh

heheeeeeeee can you send me your CV, degree or anything relate ab you

and then I will send to some English centers

my email: joydinh@gmail.com

send me ur info in my email . then I will send to some english centers
9:44am

Original Oatmeal

i will

but i do not have teaching certificates yet

i did not graduate a 4 year college

i do not have a TESOL or TEFOL yet
9:45am

Joy Dinh

you are from USA ?

becuz you are a native speaker, so u can find a job...

if you are not native speaker, it will be very hard for you to find a job
9:48am

Original Oatmeal

I am a native English speaker form USA

I am American

I have 2 jobs right now

3 hours a week at one school

a few hours a week for another school
9:49am

Joy Dinh

becuz I am searching jobs for me

i sent my info to 2 english centers
9:50am

Original Oatmeal

maybe i can try to help u too
9:50am

Joy Dinh

heheeee
9:50am

Original Oatmeal

you could email me too
9:50am

Joy Dinh

I dont have certificate like you
9:50am

Original Oatmeal

i do not have certificates
9:51am

Joy Dinh

me too
9:51am

Original Oatmeal

you can email your CV
9:51am

Joy Dinh

but 2 english centers agreed me to work

but not now

one center told me I will work in June
9:52am

Original Oatmeal

ok

hope so
9:52am

Joy Dinh

the other told me they have been waiting a class available and then recruit me

but no jobs now

they asked me to wait

I am not sure

they just replied me on email
9:54am

Original Oatmeal

OriginalOatmeal@Gmail.com
9:55am

Joy Dinh

i did send you
9:55am

Original Oatmeal

thanks

i will be moving today and working
10:08am

Joy Dinh

heheeeeeee

maybe very tired

take care
10:08am

Original Oatmeal

i could meet you friday maybe
10:09am

Joy Dinh

which street in tan phu ?
10:09am

Original Oatmeal

i work on doc lap

i go on tan son nhi to get there
10:10am

Joy Dinh

oh near my house

my house in on Luy Ban BIch
10:11am

Original Oatmeal

k
10:11am

Joy Dinh

my number : 01669066900
10:12am

Original Oatmeal

thanks
10:37am

Original Oatmeal

(84) 0-163-425-1695

we could meet at your house or somewhere friday
10:37am

Joy Dinh

I have a scooter
10:37am

Original Oatmeal

k
10:38am

Joy Dinh

i should drive to ur school
10:38am

Original Oatmeal

my school is New Star
10:38am

Joy Dinh

give me the exact address ?
10:38am

Original Oatmeal

New Star: 169 doc lap, tan quy, quan tan phu
10:38am

Joy Dinh

heheeee

okok

see ya there

what time ?
10:39am

Original Oatmeal

friday i work in the morning until 10:15am

and then i work again at 6pm at New Star

so i am free from 11am to 6pm

whenever u want maybe

I am teaching in district 4 in the monring

morning
10:43am

Joy Dinh

you go to Tan Phu District by xe ôm ?
10:44am

Original Oatmeal

i would go on CMT8

you know that street?
10:44am

Joy Dinh

my school there
10:45am

Original Oatmeal

k
10:45am

Joy Dinh

you go to here by ur bycicle ??

or scooter taxi ?
10:46am

Original Oatmeal

bicycle

i go everywhere on bicycle
10:47am

Joy Dinh

wowwwwww

amazing
10:52am

Original Oatmeal

yes

we could meet like 1pm friday at a cafe or something
10:54am

Joy Dinh

I dont know tmr I have class or not

I am free from 9am to 1:30pm... I dont know 1:30 to 3pm I have class or not
10:55am

Original Oatmeal

ok

if u do have class, we can meet after 3pm
10:55am

Joy Dinh

yes
10:55am

Original Oatmeal

i could take my laptop and go to a place with wifi and sit there
10:55am

Joy Dinh

heheeeee my school is near district 1
10:55am

Original Oatmeal

ok
10:56am

Joy Dinh

heheeeee

my school is on SU Van Hanh street

do you know that ??

Huflit
10:56am

Original Oatmeal

i do not know

i will be living at 191 Võ Duy Ninh, phường 22, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
10:56am

Joy Dinh

a little far
10:57am

Original Oatmeal

yeah

i could go back home after work in the morning

or i may go tan phu

and stay there
10:57am

Joy Dinh

how can you drive from there to tan phu district
10:58am

Original Oatmeal

bicycle

it is not far for me
10:58am

Joy Dinh

omg
10:58am

Original Oatmeal

takes less than hour
10:58am

Joy Dinh

poor u
10:58am

Original Oatmeal

it is gun

it is fun

i enjoy biking

good excercise
10:58am

Joy Dinh

me too

heheeee

one day I will cycle w u

I love cycling but I rarely ride bycicle
11:01am

Original Oatmeal

fun

that will be fun
11:09am

Joy Dinh

yes sure
11:10am

Original Oatmeal

haha

sweet

i will tell u what i am doing tomorrow

i need to look at a map

and think about where i want to eat at

i may eat somewhere in tan phu

and use their wifi

and u could meet me there
11:11am

Joy Dinh

there are many coffeeshop there
11:12am

Original Oatmeal

true

do they serve food there too?

i want to eat too

somewhere cheap
11:13am

Joy Dinh

heheee

there are many places cheap
11:15am

Original Oatmeal

do u have a fav?

i may go to KFC

or something with rice or burger

where do u think i should eat at?

http://maps.google.com
11:17am

Joy Dinh

no no

kfc is bad and expensive
11:18am

Original Oatmeal

i like KFC

but it is expensive
11:18am

Joy Dinh

really
11:18am

Original Oatmeal

i like chicken
11:18am

Joy Dinh

fat food and fast food

lol

there is a kfc on Tan Son Nhi street
11:18am

Original Oatmeal

yes

i was there last time

but i will go somewhere else tomorrow

taking shower right now
11:29am

Original Oatmeal

i am back
11:29am

Joy Dinh

heheeeee
11:29am

Original Oatmeal

hehehe
11:29am

Joy Dinh

ur gf is vietnamese,it's fun, right ?
11:31am

Original Oatmeal

her name is Kathy

Kathy is Vietnamese
11:31am

Joy Dinh

heheeee

i know she is Vietnamese

becuz I am vietnamese
11:32am

Original Oatmeal

true
11:33am

Joy Dinh

u look very happy w her

heheeee
11:34am

Original Oatmeal

i like to smile
11:35am

Joy Dinh

heheeee

me too

I like to hang out w friends and laugh

so relaxed
11:38am

Original Oatmeal

me too
11:38am

Joy Dinh

I do love cycling

and walking

and climbing
11:40am

Original Oatmeal

i like basketball
11:43am

Joy Dinh

guys usually like that
11:44am

Original Oatmeal

Kathy does not like basketball

i like basketball

i am going to go now

see you
12:05pm

Joy Dinh

seeya
1:14pm

Original Oatmeal

you could meet me friday at 4pm at the Le van tam park because some people will be singing and guitar there for fun
1:14pm

Joy Dinh

really

where is it ?
1:15pm

Original Oatmeal

district 1 i think
1:16pm

Joy Dinh

23/09 park ?

at ben thanh Market ?
1:16pm

Original Oatmeal

let me look
1:32pm

Original Oatmeal

i think i found it

Le Van Tam Park
Võ Thị Sáu, Đa Kao, Quận 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
+84 8 3829 0945
1:32pm

Joy Dinh

heheeee you dont care you will be late ur class at 6:pm?
1:33pm

Original Oatmeal

maybe i will stay there until 5pm and then go to class

do u want to go to the park?

do u like singing and dancing?

we could meet there

or we could meet somewhere else
1:34pm

Joy Dinh

how often do you go to tan phu district ?
1:35pm

Original Oatmeal

friday and saturday each week
1:35pm

Joy Dinh

wha t time saturday
1:35pm

Original Oatmeal

same

6 - 7:30 pm
1:36pm

Joy Dinh

hehee we can meet at 7:30 tmr or 7:30 saturday

so i can cycle w u
1:36pm

Original Oatmeal

7:30pm?
1:36pm

Joy Dinh

after you finish ur work
1:36pm

Original Oatmeal

ok u can meet me at the school New Star
1:37pm

Joy Dinh

heheeeee i will drive bycicle to there
1:37pm

Original Oatmeal

nice

make sure u know how to get there
1:37pm

Joy Dinh

10 min to get there by bycicle
1:38pm

Original Oatmeal

nice

i am going to go work soon
1:38pm

Joy Dinh

see ya at 7:30 there
1:42pm

Original Oatmeal

k
May 3
1:53pm

Original Oatmeal

see you at New Star at 7:30pm tonight?
2:00pm

Joy Dinh

yes

today no school

heheeeee

but it is raining now

so meeting at 7:30 is nice
2:02pm

Original Oatmeal

text me if u cannot make it

u have my phone number?
2:03pm

Joy Dinh

heheeee

nope

give me
2:03pm

Original Oatmeal

(84) 0-163-425-1695

text me now to see

i got your text

thanks

i will wait for you 7:30pm

new star

text me if u do not come
2:08pm

Joy Dinh

yeah

hehee

ok

I remember
2:08pm

Original Oatmeal

k
2:08pm

Joy Dinh
2:08pm

Original Oatmeal

sweet
2:08pm

Joy Dinh

dont worry
2:08pm

Original Oatmeal

k
2:08pm

Joy Dinh

My home is very near there
2:08pm

Original Oatmeal

good
2:08pm

Joy Dinh

only 5 min to get there
2:08pm

Original Oatmeal

i have a beard

i wear glasses

hair on my face
2:09pm

Joy Dinh

heheeeeeee

dont worry
2:09pm

Original Oatmeal

green dress shirt
2:09pm

Joy Dinh

I can recognize u
2:09pm

Original Oatmeal

kind of white dress pants
2:10pm

Joy Dinh

ok ok
2:10pm

Original Oatmeal

some of my pictures do not have me with a beard

so i look different
2:11pm

Joy Dinh

heheeee

me too
2:11pm

Original Oatmeal

hehehe
2:11pm

Joy Dinh

but i have u number

dont worry
2:12pm

Original Oatmeal

k

i will be the only white guy at new star

hehehe
2:13pm

Joy Dinh

i see
2:50pm

Original Oatmeal

its raining
2:51pm

Joy Dinh

yep I know
2:51pm

Original Oatmeal

scary

i thought u would

i am scared of going out there
2:51pm

Joy Dinh

why ?
2:52pm

Original Oatmeal

wet
2:52pm

Joy Dinh

hehee flood right ?
2:52pm

Original Oatmeal

no like wet

yes

i cannot swim
2:52pm

Joy Dinh

yes

u should fold ur pant up to ur knee
2:53pm

Original Oatmeal

yeah

i can do that

should i buy rain coat?
2:53pm

Joy Dinh

i wear slipper
2:54pm

Original Oatmeal

nice

i wear sneakers
2:55pm

Joy Dinh

u should wear slipper

and put ur sneakers into plastic until u get ur center
2:57pm

Original Oatmeal

i may buy rain coat

i just do not know how much money

maybe less than 100.000 VND for rain jacket
2:57pm

Joy Dinh

cheap

many kinds of raincoat

50,000 to 100,000
2:58pm

Original Oatmeal

i bought a plastic bag coat for 10.000

a month ago
2:58pm

Joy Dinh

heheeee

but you can use only 1 time
2:58pm

Original Oatmeal

but it is not a coat
2:58pm

Joy Dinh
2:58pm

Original Oatmeal

it is just plastic
2:58pm

Joy Dinh

I see
2:58pm

Original Oatmeal

no
2:58pm

Joy Dinh

sometimes I bought it
2:58pm

Original Oatmeal

i can use it as many times as i want

why do i have to use it only one time?
2:59pm

Joy Dinh

becuz I have my rain coat

but when I forget, I buy plastic one instead
3:00pm

Original Oatmeal

why do u one use plastic one only one time?
May 4
3:59pm

Original Oatmeal

what u doing tonight?
4:15pm

Joy Dinh

no plan now

:
4:16pm

Original Oatmeal

i will be at new star

until 7:30pm
4:17pm

Joy Dinh

hehee

wanna meet me again ?
4:17pm

Original Oatmeal

ok

see u then
4:17pm

Joy Dinh

see ya
4:17pm

Original Oatmeal

or i will wake u up
4:17pm

Joy Dinh

lol
4:17pm

Original Oatmeal

hehe
4:17pm

Joy Dinh

Ijust got home from dis 1
4:17pm

Original Oatmeal

i am there now
4:18pm

Joy Dinh

I will go to the church at 5:30
4:18pm

Original Oatmeal

i want to go
4:18pm

Joy Dinh

and then finish at 6:30
4:18pm

Original Oatmeal

k
4:18pm

Joy Dinh

and then meet u
4:18pm

Original Oatmeal

i like church

ok
4:18pm

Joy Dinh

so no time to fall asleep

so dont worry
4:18pm

Original Oatmeal

sweet

i am working on my resume

http://originaloatmeal.wordpress.com/r/
4:21pm

Joy Dinh

hehe

nice
4:23pm

Original Oatmeal

yea
May 22
10:01pm

Original Oatmeal

how r u
10:01pm

Joy Dinh

I am fine

thank you
10:01pm

Original Oatmeal

good

u still looking for work?
10:02pm

Joy Dinh

yes

you found a job for me

?
10:02pm

Original Oatmeal

i did not find work for you

i am very sorry
10:03pm

Joy Dinh

it's ok

I had a job already
10:03pm

Original Oatmeal

good

really
10:03pm

Joy Dinh

but I wanna work more
10:03pm

Original Oatmeal

ok

good

what is your job now?
10:04pm

Joy Dinh

teaching job
10:04pm

Original Oatmeal

yeahhhh

very good

where?
10:05pm

Joy Dinh

VAS
10:05pm

Original Oatmeal

ok

u told me about VAS

u had interview

and they called u back

and they hired u

and u work a few hours each week

in binh thanh
10:06pm

Joy Dinh

yes
10:06pm

Original Oatmeal

but u live in tan phu
10:06pm

Joy Dinh

in dis 10 and dis 7
10:06pm

Original Oatmeal

ok

u work in districts 10 and 7?

so you work at two different VAS schools.... one in district 7 and one VAS school in district 10?
10:08pm

Joy Dinh

\yes
10:08pm

Original Oatmeal

nice

do you work more than 10 hours each week?
10:11pm

Joy Dinh

no

3 hours
10:11pm

Original Oatmeal

ok

awwww
May 24
11:28pm

Original Oatmeal

what kind of performance?
May 25
10:44am

Joy Dinh

just about English for construction
12:33pm

Original Oatmeal

like a speech?
12:34pm

Joy Dinh

yes
12:34pm

Original Oatmeal

in college?

hope you do well
12:35pm

Joy Dinh

yes

thank you
12:35pm

Original Oatmeal

for sure

i am at a bakery right now

u give lots of speeches?
12:42pm

Joy Dinh

30 mins
12:46pm

Original Oatmeal

how many times?

is this your only speech?

i did not ask how long each speech is

i was asking how many
12:49pm

Joy Dinh

speech and some stuff
12:51pm

Original Oatmeal

how many times?
12:51pm

Joy Dinh

just 1 times
12:51pm

Original Oatmeal

is this your first speech ever?
12:51pm

Joy Dinh

yes
12:51pm

Original Oatmeal

you are good with English

you have confidence
12:52pm

Joy Dinh

yes
12:52pm

Original Oatmeal

you can do great
12:52pm

Joy Dinh

yes

yes
12:52pm

Original Oatmeal

smile and have fun with the speech
12:52pm

Joy Dinh

yes sure
12:52pm

Original Oatmeal

enjoy what you are saying

and your speech will be passionate

and inspiring

and uplifting
12:52pm

Joy Dinh

yes

yes

I am preparing

sorry
12:53pm

Original Oatmeal

good

keep up the good work
June 10
12:27am

Original Oatmeal

nice quotes
12:29am

Joy Dinh

I am gonna sleep now

tmr I will go to Bao Loc
12:29am

Original Oatmeal

ok
12:29am

Joy Dinh

g9
12:29am

Original Oatmeal

is that far away?

g9
12:29am

Joy Dinh

7 hours by bus
12:29am

Original Oatmeal

ok
June 14
2:37pm

Original Oatmeal

i like your cover photo
June 16
9:25pm

Original Oatmeal

how r u
9:25pm

Joy Dinh

I am ok
9:25pm

Original Oatmeal

good

good to see u
9:26pm

Joy Dinh

do you know Roman
9:26pm

Original Oatmeal

no
9:26pm

Joy Dinh

I dont know why I like him
9:26pm

Original Oatmeal

really?
9:26pm

Joy Dinh

Solomixki Roman á

yes
9:27pm

Original Oatmeal

do you want to like him?
9:27pm

Joy Dinh

he just unfriend me

now we are in trouble
9:28pm

Original Oatmeal

sad
9:29pm

Joy Dinh

um
9:29pm

Original Oatmeal

i am sorry to hear
9:30pm

Joy Dinh

I am lonely
9:30pm

Original Oatmeal

me too
June 18
12:09am

Original Oatmeal

You like the Bible?
12:36am

Joy Dinh

yes
12:47am

Original Oatmeal

me too
June 26
10:12pm

Joy Dinh

are you still working at New star
10:12pm

Original Oatmeal

yes

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

nights
10:13pm

Joy Dinh

6 to 7:30pm ?
10:13pm

Original Oatmeal

I use to work on Saturday nights.

It was 6:00 - 7:30 PM for Friday and Saturdays

and this Friday and Saturday may be my last for those classes

because 2 of those 3 female teenagers may be going to America this summer

today I worked 5:45 - 8:30 PM
10:15pm

Joy Dinh

oh

heheee
10:15pm

Original Oatmeal

Thursday, 5:45 - 7 or so

how are you?

how are you doing?
10:16pm

Joy Dinh

doing well
10:16pm

Original Oatmeal

good

nice

sweet
10:17pm

Joy Dinh

I think I am gonna work in New Star
10:21pm

Original Oatmeal

ok

that would be nice
10:24pm

Joy Dinh

I dont know but they ask me to work a lot of time

2 classes

I only want 1 class

becuz I am working at VAS
10:27pm

Original Oatmeal

understood
10:59pm

Original Oatmeal

Contract with New Star?

Contract with VUS?
11:05pm

Joy Dinh

tmr New Star
11:05pm

Original Oatmeal

ok
11:05pm

Joy Dinh

I have worked in VAS
11:05pm

Original Oatmeal

Maybe another person can take one of your classes.

I have a friend who wants to work at New Star as well.

I told her to email New Star

I should work at VAS
11:11pm

Joy Dinh

but I have experience

I am an English teacher at VAS that's easy for me to be an English teacher in another center
11:13pm

Original Oatmeal

I have experience.

I have experience, as well.

I am an English Teacher at many schools.

I work in many districts.

I have been teaching for the past 4 months.

I have been a teacher for many years.
11:14pm

Joy Dinh

my VAS requires foregners too high

I used to introduce them 4 foreigners

but they dont accept

that made my friends sad
11:15pm

Original Oatmeal

understood
11:15pm

Joy Dinh

and our friendship becomes worse
11:15pm

Original Oatmeal

sad

Do not worry.

I will try to get a TEFL or TESOL certificate when I can.
11:20pm

Joy Dinh

yeah
11:20pm

Original Oatmeal

I have to study for that course and test, make sure I can pass it, and then figure out much money I want to spend to get a certificate.

Because the prices vary between around 2.000.000 VND to over 40.000.000 VND sometimes, depending on the credit hours of the course, the school, the teachers, books, and other details.
11:26pm

Joy Dinh

um

yeah

a lot of money
11:26pm

Original Oatmeal

agreed
June 27
12:05pm

Original Oatmeal

how are you, today?
12:05pm

Joy Dinh

good
12:06pm

Original Oatmeal

good
Today
2:56pm

Original Oatmeal

Bạn là bạn của tôi?
3:51pm

Joy Dinh

yes,why do you ask that ?
4:35pm

Original Oatmeal

Curious.
4:57pm

Joy Dinh

hahaaaaaa

silly question
5:08pm

Original Oatmeal

Not a silly question.
5:09pm

Joy Dinh

becuz if you are not my friend, I wont spend time chatting w you much

so dont ask like that
5:09pm

Original Oatmeal

I disagree.

That is not always the case.

You have to remember that you are not the only person in the world.

This is not the only country in the world.

Different people do different things for different reasons and in different ways.

Some people do chat with people that are not their friends at times, so you never know.

It was not a silly question because questions unlock doors and gateways that cannot be open any other way.
5:11pm

Joy Dinh
5:12pm

Original Oatmeal

The last time I talked to you in person, you told me that I made you not want to talk with me any more, and that was the last time I saw you in person.
5:12pm

Joy Dinh

yeah

at that time, I was very angry at you

but It was a long time ago

I shouldnt remember
5:13pm

Original Oatmeal

You should remember.

It is bad to forget.
5:13pm

Joy Dinh

I usually forget unhappy things no matter what happens
5:14pm

Original Oatmeal

That is not good.

You cannot learn from the past if you are forgetting the past.
5:15pm

Joy Dinh

I have many things to learn

I have 4 jobs

I dont have time to talk ab things I dont like
5:15pm

Original Oatmeal

Learning involves remembering.
5:15pm

Joy Dinh

I only remember nice things

good things

bad things I will forget
5:16pm

Original Oatmeal

When you forget bad things, you are inviting the bad things back into your life.

Because when you forget bad things, you will not recognize the bad things when they come back to you later on in life.
5:17pm

Joy Dinh

hey why do you usually make arguments w me ?

I dont like
5:17pm

Original Oatmeal

You are taking this too personally.

I talk with everybody.
5:17pm

Joy Dinh

if you keep talking, I will keep not replying
5:18pm

Original Oatmeal

I share my life with others.
5:18pm

Joy Dinh

but it's weird to me
5:18pm

Original Oatmeal

That is why I asked if we were friends because friends are friends to the end.

Friends are freinds forever, no matter what.

Friends are friends forever.
5:18pm

Joy Dinh

that's kind of best friends

you and me are friends only

so dont ask anymore
5:19pm

Original Oatmeal

All friendships should be that way.

What you are suggesting is not good.

You are rejecting my advice.
5:20pm

Joy Dinh

becuz your advice is so weird

I am an adult, and I can know what is right and wrong, what is good and bad

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